Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 11.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 11.8% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia peaked at 16.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Saint Lucia ranks 31st of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 5.0% | — |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +166.5% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 5.0% | 16.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.8% | 14.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 28 Cambodia 13.0% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 12.9% compare
- 30 Bulgaria 12.7% compare
- 32 South Africa 11.4% compare
- 33 Switzerland 10.8% compare
- 34 Jamaica 10.5% compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,037 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,455 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,482 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10,378 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 14,257 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia was 11.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Saint Lucia ranks 31st out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release